Tomás A. Magaña MD, Co-Director

Dr. Tomás A. Magaña, M.D., M.A. serves as Co-Founder and Co-Director of FACES for the Future. He oversees all programmatic operations and development. He is also a member of the pediatric medical staff at Children's Hospital and Research Center at Oakland, and medical director of St. Rose Hospital's Silva Pediatric Clinic in Hayward, CA., which serves predominantly underinsured, uninsured and immigrant patients.

Dr. Magaña received his Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University and his Master's degree in Endocrinology from the University of California, Berkeley. He earned his Medical Degree form the University of California, San Francisco, where he was awarded the Gold-Headed Cane Award, the highest honor given to a graduating medical student. Subsequently he completed his pediatric internship and residency at Children's Hospital & Research Center at Oakland where he received the Kerry-Spooner Dean Memorial Award for community service.

A native of East Los Angeles, a predominantly Mexican-American neighborhood, Dr. Magaña has remained close to his cultural roots, and has dedicated much of his life to working with underserved communities. He was founder and program director of the Kaiser Hospital Mentorship Program, a program designed to expose high-risk youth to career opportunities in Healthcare. He currently serves on a number of advisory boards which focus on pediatric health issues and youth leadership. He also serves on the International Board and Medical Team for Amigos de las Americas, a program which promotes youth and community development in the U.S. and Latin America. Much of Dr. Magaña's work focuses on health issues affecting multicultural communities both domestically and internationally.